Several UFC stars delivered highly entertaining fights last year. And when it involves big names, one question that always comes to mind is how much did they make. That said, here are the top 5 UFC fighters who earned the most in 2021.
As per Forbes, McGregor made an estimated $22 million for the Dustin Poirier rematch, while there is no credible source available to verify how much he earned for the trilogy. However, according to The Sports Daily, he was guaranteed $5 million.
Poirier earned a guaranteed $1 million each for his rematch and trilogy against McGregor. Meanwhile, he made $382,000 for his UFC lightweight title clash against Charles Oliveira. It's noteworthy that this amount does not include sponsorship earnings.
Usman made over $2 million in 2021, earning $690,000 for Gilbert Burns bout, $692,000 for shutting the lights out of Jorge Masvidal, and $642,000 for annihilating Colby Covington throughout the fight.
Lewis made over $1.4 million in 2021, earning $380,000 for knocking out Curtis Blaydes, $732,000 for interim heavyweight title clash against Ciryl Gane, and $341,000 Chris Daukaus fight.
Blachowicz made over $1.1 million in 2021, earning $540,000 for his upset victory over Israel Adesanya and $642,000 for his UFC light heavyweight title defense against Glover Teixeira.